The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-08
THE EXPIRATION OF TIME
Seventh-Day Adventist Review of the
Progress of Religious Preaching.
Closing Session of the State Convention of
Indiana Baptists at Peru-Notes and
News About Local Religious Matters.

Yesterday the Health and Temperance Associa-
ton occupied all the morning with talks the
education of young people. In the afternoon
there were meetings of the canvassers at which
over fifty enrolled their names as new recruits
There WAS preaching at 2:30 o'clock, followed by
meeting Of the Sabbath school Association,
and this wes followed by another meeting of
the canvsssers. At shutdown began evening
worshipfor the beginning OF the Sabbath, which
the Adventsts commence Friday, according
10 the Bible command to the jews.
The dining-hall is becoming quite feature
among the citizens. many taking meals there to
est the cooking and various dishes. Altogether
the day was the busiest since the camp was
ganized. There will be preaching tomorrow at
2:30 and o'clock p. NJ, and Sabbsthschool at
A. M
sermon was delivered by Elder S. H. Lane,
from the text, "ADd He said unto me, thou must
prophecy again before many people, and nations
and tongues. and kings" Rev. K IL
The verse ITSELF said the speaker, 'indi-
Gates that il has been the subject of previous
discussion, and that the verse stands as the con-
clusion OF the matter That this is so is shown
from the first verse, where it is said a mighty
gel came down from heaven. The angel is q
symbol of the work Of God in a certain age in
the present dispepsation. 1 say this dispense
it. The former dispensation belongs to the pc
Rod from the fall of man down to the cruciix-
ion OF the Savior. and the new from the advent
Of that Savior, the crucifixion down to His
coming second advent, or just previous to it.
The Revelation being given in this dispen-
saton belongs to IL, and the former had
ceased. The ascension took place in A. D., 81
The revelation written in A D., 90. Seventy
years had past The book contains things that
to come to pass subsequent to the writing.
AS proof I quote chapter !, /, 3. The Revsla-
ton Of Jesus Christ which God gave unto him
to show unto his servants things which must
shortly come to. pass Blessed is he
that readeth and they which hear the words of
this prophecy, for the time is at hand,
that il. the things in the book are be fulfilled
between the days of John and the second ad-
vent OF Christ We already living in the
nineteenth century. Eighteen hundred years
have passed since jesus here and John
wrote the revelation, just after the ascension.
An angel works in the day of tho sounding Of
his message. Rev. is q special time in the
gospel dispensation. The angel decends and
mas In his hand little book open. The ex-
preston little book open is significant and as ,
the angel pla pted his feet the land and the
sea, 1t Is evident the message was to be world
wide. In the next verse IL is said the angel
cried with loud voice and seven thunders ut
tered their voices and John prepared to write
whar the thunders uttered but a voice from
lpaven bids him seal up those things and write
tnem not That portion Is unrevealed but
the angel went on to declare that time should be
no longer What an important declaration this
was, and in addition the angel swore by Him
shat liveth for ever and ever that 1t should be
20. lie Is certain, then. that when this prophecy
meets It's fulhlment it will be in q very impor-
SAINT time Is IL, then, matter of the pastl
We must take one of three propositions that It
sin the past. is a part Of the present or re.
fers 10 the future. 1t cannot be failure;
let Us examine the VARIOUS religious movements
Of the past and ascertain If any can be the one
symboliZed by this angel.
when God represents cruel and blood thirsty
nations he uses symbols wild, ferocious
beasts This is seen in Rev. xii and xiii. where
pagan and Dapal Rome represented by the
dragon and seven headed beast, but very differ
emily does God represent his own work-by q
symbol of All angel, and bv il, in this instance.
is represented a great religious vement over
all the land and sea. because, while in the posi-
ton described, with one foot the land and
she other on the sea, the angel utters the mes
sage, crying time shall be longer. Now if
this is so, then those who engaged in this mes
sage must preach time, and there will be a peo-
pie preaching the expiration of time. Has such
people arisenR Let take a retrospective
view
''The commission was Go We therefore and
always. even unto the end of the world carving
not only command but blessed promise with
y, showing that both our Lord and the angelic
most are deeply interested in this message.
Let us examine the religious movements of
the past. The greatest was In the days of the
apostles Did they preach time to be no
longer or OF a Judgment come REV. x, ~ Paul
reasoned or righteousness and judgment to
come. occur in his day, so he did not full
Mi this message. Passing through the dark
ages we come to the sixteenth century and to
Luther. What did he Drsachl Justification
through faith, and not by works Next came
John Calvin. He asserted that the truth
preached by Luther were grand ones, but that's
simple belief was not enough. and that man can
only De Justified by adding good works. Now
we come to another great reformation-that of
John Wesley, and what said hel That Luther |
and Calvin each had truth. but that Jesus Is
"A as w nd
many siu-tossed mortal looked up from the
slough OF despond and breathed a thankful sigh |
be saved. Sod blessed John Wes-
ley wherever he went but did any of
these men preach that there should be time no
longer-a message that was to be proclaimed
with a loud voice that would ring to the remot-
eat parts of the eartb2 Did Luther any other
of these men preach such a message? No So |
!. ust come down beyond their time to find |
its fulfllment. and we are now certain that the
angel message was proclaimed this side OF |
message when it did coma made such a stir in |
the world? Why the world was just ripe for it |
and 1t took mold of every heart Reforms may |
be aud often are unpopular but they will take |
hold of hearts.
I'm Paternoster Row, London, in the amen |
corner, New Testament can be bought for an |
Englisn penny, and an entire Bible for four |
pence. Why Is this sol Because the time mess |
age must 20 to the whole world and the Bible /
must circulate every where. John says that Just |
before the close of this dspensation the angel |
will declare time TO be no longer Has this mess
age been Rivenf In 1928 men began to preach |
the soon coming Of the Lord, and from that time |
until 1874 IL was preached all over the world. |
The message means that Christ is coming |
again. Go into, any church, and wherever you
find man who believes this you will find one who |
Ia more devoted than the other members OF the
congregation. and, if so, then those who
preached the message in 1914 must have been
the most devoted of all the people, and were
therefore, the people of God. But. says one,
were not these people mistakenl Yes; but does
that make the message failure2 The mistake
Of the Jews in regard to the temporal reign of
Christ brought upon them great disappoint- }
ment but did that make failure of Christ's
missiopl
john we learu took the little book and ate
tt-thRt 10, its contents-and how sweet IL was,
but bitter after swallowing. The preaching was
sweet. but the after disappointment bitter. All
were ovsrjoyed to learn the truth. Time passed,